It’s not that there haven’t been good albums from the famous; this list of lists from 10 Sydney Morning Herald and The Age critics offers up big names such as the Black Keys, Beck, Jack White and Damon Albarn. Though even there you’d have to say we’re not talking megastars.

It may not surprise you that Robin Thicke hasn’t made the cut or that Kylie Minogue fell short but you might have expected Morrissey (don’t the critics love him, automatically?) or Sia (she’s had more hits than you’ve had late-night kebabs) or even 360 and Iggy Azalea (who bestrode local and American hip hop, respectively, like a pair of heavily tattooed colossuses). But no.

To complicate matters more, you would be hard pressed to name one album which has even come close to dominating voting: there is no consensus. Instead it’s a case of a stupendously wide range of music which includes noise, electronic, country/roots, pop, rock, the exotic, the modest and even the disco. A good portion of it from Australia too.

Check them out. Maybe even buy some. And please, don’t download them for free: most of these artists still need to earn a living.